Device for carrying spittoons



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UNITED STATES PATENT Erica.

GHARLESE. KOCH, OF DUNKIRK, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR CARRYING SPITTOONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,359, dated August 13, 1895.

Application filed December 22, 1894:- Serial No. 532,637. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. KOCH, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Dunkirk, in the county of Chautauqua and State'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Carrying Spittoons, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to a new and improved device for picking up and carrying cuspidors to be cleaned, and will be fully and clearly hereinafter described and-claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a series of cuspidors in position within the holding device to be carried to the washing device. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation showing the device. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on or about lines a a, Fig. 2, cutting longitudinally through the armlO, showing also a section through a portion of the lower part of arm 3 and bar 8. Fig. 4 represents a sectional elevation of a portion of the device, showing a section through the jointed portions. Fig.5 represents a vertical cross-section on or about line e 6, Fig. 2.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient means for picking up at one time a series of cuspidors or spittoons and thereby carrying several at once, instead of one at a time.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 represents the top holding-bar. It is preferably made of wood, as the lightest and most suitable material. On each end of the bar 1 is a metal ferrule or sleeve 2, having a shoulder 2 011 its inner end, in which is a perforation extending through both sides and through the bar 1. In each of these perforations is secured a metal arm 3, having a shoulder 4, (see Fig. 4,) and a riveted head 5, by which both the sleeves 2 and arms 3 are rigidly secured at each end of the bar 1, so that they cannot turn thereon. The lower end of each arm 3 is provided with a sleeve 6, having an opening extending parallel with the bar 1, in which is secured by pins 7 a lifting-bar 8, which is preferably made of wood as the most suitable material for the purpose. On the inner side of each arm 3 is mounted on the sleeves 2 the upper perforated or open-sleeve end 9 of an arm 10, (one near each end of the bar 1,) each adapted to turn easily on the sleeve 2, and at the lower end of each arm 10 is a sleeve portion 11, in which is secured a wooden lifting-bar 12 similar to the liftingbar 8. This wooden bar 12 is also secured by pins 7, or by other well-known means.

From the above construction it will be seen that the lifting-bar 12 may be made to swing on its pivoted sleeve 2 and then made to move to or from the bar 8 by taking the holding-.

bar 1 in the hand, as in Fig. 1, and turning it so that the bar 12 will either swing toward or from the bar 8; and it will be further seen that a lot of spittoons placed in a row side by side may be grasped by the bars 8 and 12 by separating them, as above described, and then placing them over the tops of the spittoons, and by drawing the bars together and upward, as above specified, the spittoons or cuspidors may be lifted at once and carried to any point desired for cleaning or for other purposes.

At one end of the holding and lifting bars I have shown a hook 13, which may sometimes be used for catching and drawing the spittoons together and arranging them in a row in proper position for the bars 8 and 12 to grasp them, and in Fig. 5 sharp-pointed hook portions 14, by which the device can be used for lifting ice or for other purposes; but

in many cases the hooks 13 and 14 may be dispensed with.

I claim as my invention-- 1. A device for lifting and carrying cuspidors, consisting of a holding bar provided with arms carrying a parallel lifting bar, the whole rigidly connected together, in combination with a similar parallel lifting bar, and arms connecting it to the holding bar and having their ends adapted to swing on the holding bar, whereby the lifting bars may be' CHARLES E. KOCH.v

Witnesses:

JAMES SANesTER, A. J. SANGSTER.

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